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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1976-10-21, Page 37sp Association wants philosophy of -care The Ontario Hospital Association has recoin- • mended that all .hospitals in • 'Ontario develop and publicize its own "Philosophy of Patient Care and that the association's pro forma "Philosophy of. Patient Care" be presented to the 'Ontario Ombudsman for comment. At the meeting of the Board of Directors held at the (MA Centre, Toronto, on Thur- sday, October 7, the members unanimously approved a recommendation that each hospital develop its . own "Philosophy of Patient -Care" in conjunction with itS medical` and otherstaffand the community and that the "Philosophy of Patient Care" be approved by the hospital's Board of Directors and distributed as widely ',as possible -throughout the hospital and community. Commenting on the recommendation.., OHA Board member Lloyd Vineberg, who is the Board Chairman of the Riverside Hospital, Ottawa, said "It is important that those concerned with providing .hospital care recognize that the growth of "consumerism", the in- creased speed ' of com- munication, and a rise in the general level of education are producing •a more informed and less passive patient, • "The time is now past when a patient will accept without question or complaint the treatment h4br she is given in hospital. Today,• ad- ministrators can expect questioning, compla-intsand criticism if -a patient feels, rightly or, wrongly, he or she has' not received satisfactory treatment - Another OHA Board Member,. Ken Box, who.. is Executive Director of Queensway General Hospital, Et.obi'coke, commented "Members of the genera/ public are unfamiliar with the organization of the hospital. Most take the, hospital for granted until they need its services: At that time, the patient may enter hospital with expectations and assumptions that are, perhaps, unreasonable. He or she may -rhe confused about `rights" and unaware of responsibilities. •"The OHA Public Relations Committee identified a need for a shortrtisimply written document which outlines the aims: methods of operation and philosophy of the hospital for, the benefit of patients, hospital employees, medical staff and the community at large. ' "The pro forma document will be presented to Ontario Ombudsman, Arthur Maloney, for comment". Hoped accidents down following gov't legislation Deaths and injuries resulting from moped , ac- cidents have decreased dramatically, Minister of Transportation and - Com- munications James Snow announced recently. "There were 192 fewer injuries.. ,and • three... fewer . fatalities by'the end of August 1976 compared to the ; end of ,August 1975," he said. • "And the statistics are even more: encouraging when it's taken into account that those for this year cover an eight- month period while those for 1975 covered only five,'the Minister said. During the April -August 1975 period, there were seven fatalities. In the first eight months of 1976, four moped fataljties were recorded, including one which occurred in December 1975 but was not reported until the. end of January 1976. . In two of the-four.fatalities, lack of experience : Con- tributed to -the death of the moped driver. In . one in- stance, a passenger car was passing a moped on a 50 mph provincial highway when the moped driver -turned left into the car. Reports indicated the 1.6 -year-old driver had only. four days driving experience. The second victim drove his_ moped onto the ,shoulder of a 50 mph highway and lost control, causing the moped to roll over: "There has been criticism that the government has over -regulated the operation of„mopeds," said Mr. Snow. "But we couldn't just stand by • and watch youngsters drive what is in effect a motor vehicle, without any 'knowledge of the rules of the road," Mr. Snow went on. "That's why a driver's license or a temporary in •struction permit is a must now. And I sincerely hope this ruling saves precious_ lives and limbs -in the future," he added. Moped injuries during the first eight months in 1976 totalled 170, compared to 362 during, only five months . in In the 16 to 19 age group, moped -drivers injured this year numbered 48 against 137 Ias_t . year a ` 65 percent decrease. - Seven of the moped drivers involved •in accidentsin 1976 were- under 16 years of age, a - det:rease of 90.9 percent when comtieredto 77 a ear ago. 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